The speakers for this year's Business Conference & Annual Meeting will share trends that are driving the economy and how do we best position Minnesota to take advantage of those trends, especially as it relates to workforce challenges in this state. The morning will be filled with local and national information and take-aways for you to apply to your own organization.

Organizational culture can be hard to maintain and build, even for the most experienced human resources pros. But what about making sure your hiring supports the culture you’ve built? Finding employees with the right skills is hard enough. How do you ensure that even the most competent hire is the right fit? We spoke with Joel Johnson, EVP, Director of Human Resources at Sunrise Banks to get his insight.

The IRS recently released its 2017 Form 8027, Employer’s Annual Information Return of Tip Income and Allocated Tips. This form generally must be filed by employers who operate large food or beverage establishments. A large food or beverage establishment is a food or beverage operation:

The IRS has announced that the contribution limits for health flexible spending arrangements (health FSAs), qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (QSEHRAs), and 401(k) retirement plans will increase in 2018 as follows:

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the final forms and instructions for Forms 1094 and 1095 for calendar year 2017 reporting. Employers are required to report in early 2018 for calendar year 2017.

2017 Forms and InstructionsThe following calendar year 2017 reporting forms and instructions are now available:

The IRS has issued an urgent warning about a new email phishing scam that uses IRS and FBI emblems to entice users into clicking a link to download a fake FBI questionnaire. The link downloads ransomware, which prevents users from accessing data from their devices unless they pay the scammers.

Despite recent attempts in Congress to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and President Trump's executive order calling for executive agencies to minimize the ACA's regulatory burden, penalties for failing to comply with the ACA's employer shared responsibility ("pay or play") provisions remain in effect.

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